Anticreeper and brace for railway-rails.



PATENTED FEB. 12, 1907.

B. L. KNIGHT. ANTIOREBPBR AND BRAGE FOR RAILWAY RAILS. APPLIOATION runan? rs. 190a.

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PA ENT OFFICE,

ELLSVVORTH L. KNIGHT, OF COALDALE, WEST VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALFTO HENRY W. RAWSON,

OF COOPERS, WEST VIRGINIA.

ANTICREEPER AND BHACE FOR RAILWAY-RAILS.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 1907.

Applicatio'n filed September 18,1906. Serial No. 334.494.

i To all whom it may concern:

KNIGHT, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Coaldale,in the county of Mercer and State of West Virginia, have invented newand useful Improvements in Anticreepers and Braces for Railway-Rails, ofwhich the followin is a specification.

' This invention re ates generally to rail ties and 'fastenings, andarticularly to means for bracing the rai s from lateral movement andpreventing creeping or longitudinal movement thereof under the strainsfalling thereon from the passage of rolling-stock.

The main ob'ect oi the invention is to provide simple, saie, andinexpensive means for fastening the rail in position at points whereit'is sub ected to great lateral strain, and at the same time holdingthe rail so securely as to effectually revent it from creeping.

A further cl? vide a constructi n of rail support, brace, and fasteningwhic. 1 is adjustable to compensate for wear and operative to securelyfasten the rail to a tie as well as to firmly fasten the rail to thesupportin parts, so that longitudinal movement of 51c rail in eitherdirection cannot possibly occur.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view showing theapplication of the invention. Fig. 2 is a iorizontal transverse sectionthrough the rail and'applied parts of the invention. Fig. 3 is atransverse section of the brace-block. Fig. 4 is a perspective view ofthe spring locking- Referring to the drawings, 1 designates atie, and 2a rail of conventional construction, and 3 a chair'or support for therail. This chair comprises an angular anchor-plate 4, embodying ahorizontal flange 5 to rest upon the up or surface of the tie, andavertical flange 6 to ear against one of the sides of the tie, saidplate being arranged longitudinally of the tie and transverse y of tshown in Figs. 1 and 2. From the flange 5 projects a su porting plate orextension 7 which exten s beneath the base of the mi and forms anextended support therefor, the said extension being provided adjacentits o'ppositeside ed es with openings 3 for the passage of the spikes 9,which secure the rail ect of the invention is to proe rail, as clearlyposition. The inner faces of the anchorplate and its extension arepreferably rovided with sp'prs, serrations, or equivaent means 10 tosink into the tie and act as supplemental means toprevent the chair fromshifting thereon.

Formed upon or suitably securedto the flange 5 of the anchor-plateareclips 11 and 12 which are bent or curved upwardly and inwardly torespectively overhang the adjacent flanges of the rail-base, the clip 11being arran ed to bear upon the base and provided wit 1 j a supportinlate 13, projecting beneath the same, wil ie the clip 12 is normallyspaced from. the adjacent side and flange of t e base and projectsupward some distance above the latter.

A. brace-block 14 is provided to bear upon the web and flange of therail on the side 0 posite the clip 11 and to fit partially within theclip 12. This block has its inner face conforming substantially incontour to the rail-base and web and is arranged to bear at its upperend against the head of the rail to brace the same against outward anddownward ressure. The lower portion of the block is recessed to receiveand embrace the adjoining flange of the rail-base and is provided with asupporting-plate 15 to project inwardly beneath the same and tocooperate with the plate 13 to form a seat for the rail. The block isfurther provided with a shoulder 16 to bear against the under side ofthe overhanging portion of the clip 12, the outer face of said blockbeing formed with a semicircular recess operating in conjunction withthe correspondingly-shaped portion of the body of the clip 12 to form atapered socket for the reception of a tapered plug or key 17, providedat its reduced end with a threaded stem 18, car ing a spring-washer l9and an adjustin 41320 to adjustably hold it in po.- sition. his plug orkey serves to hold the brace-block in bearing engagement with the railand to crowd the latter against the clip 11, thus securely tying andfastening the rail against both lateral and longitudinal movement. Thisform of the keg and construction of the clip 12 and bracelock permits ofthe adjustment of the key to force the block farther inward whenoccasion requires to com ensate for wear and to always maintain a tig tconnection between the parts.

In order to insure further safety in holding the rail againstlongitudinal or creeping moveinent, a spring-key 21 is provided for usewithin the clip 1 1' and between the same and edge of the adjacentflange of'the rail-base. This key fits in a notch or recess 21 in saidclip and is provided with terminal teeth or biting portions 22,adaptedto engage said flange, and is longitudinally curved or of arcuateform, so as to bend under the pressure of the rail when the latter iscrowded toward the clip 11 by the brace-block, so that the teeth willsink to a greater extent into the rail and more firmly lock thesame/against movement, the yielding action of the key also providing forthe, automatic adjustment of said key to compensate for adjustments ofthe rail through the action of the tapered plug in exerting varyingdegrees of pressure on the bracin -block.

The ey 21 is of greater length than the recess 21" and its bowed bodyportion is adapted to move inward under pressure until the center of itsconvex side comes into contact with the inner vertical wall of therecess, whereby its inward .movement is limited. The toothed ends 22 ofthe key project beyond the end walls 22 of the recess and are adaptedwhen pressure falls thereon to bear upon said walls, which serve asstops to limittheir upward movement, thus holding them firmly inengagement with the rail. By this mode of mountin the key within therecess or notch 21 the ey is held from displace ment and is thereforeada ted to effectually supplement the action of t 1e clamping means torevent longitudinal creeping of the rail.

t will be understood that the clips 11 and 12 are respectively arrangedon the inner and outer sides of the rail and that the bracingblockconsequently sustains and supports the rail a ainst outward pressure, sothat the rail, in addition to being held a ainst longitudinal andlateral movement wil l be sustained and braced against outward tiltingpressure on the head thereof, thus rendering the device oi" great valuein bracing rails at curves.

It will accordingly be scenthat the invention provides an anticreepingand bracing fastener which is simple of construction, capable ofmanufacture at a low cost, and which will securely support the railagainst all the strains to which it is subjected in use from the wheelsof rolling-stock.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is i V 1 Arail-fastening comprising a chair of T form, the same comprising ahcrizontallplate adapted to extend transversely under the rail, avertical Web projectin downwardly from the outer edge ofsaidi p ate andcoextensive in length therewith and adapted to bear against one side ofthe tie on which the plate" is seated, and an extension projectingcentrally from the opposite side of the plate, said plate and. extensionbeing provided with means for securing a tail thereto and to the tie.

2. A rail-fastening comprising a chair of T fornnsaid chair comprising ahorizontal plate adapted to extend transversely beneath the rail, avertical plate or web depending from one of the sides of said plateandcoextensive in length therewith, an extension rojecting centrally fromthe opposite side 0 the plate and adapted to extend longitudinallybeneath the rail, said extension being formed with openings for thepassage of a securingspike, clips upon the horizontal plate, and meansassociated with said clips for clamping the rail there/between.

3. A rail-fastenin comprising a chair adapted to be secure to a tie andprovided. with integral clips, one of said clips being adapted to engageone of the flanges of the rail-base andthe other to project over theopposite flange of the rail-base, the first named clip bein formed withan underlying seat-support and the other clip with a recess below theplane of said sup ort, a clampingblock arranged within thelitlll'filfllfidlled clip and having a projection to lit within said resees and extending beneath the adjacent rail-flange, and a wedge adaptedto be insertedbetween said block and the overhang ing clip to clamp therail between the clips.

4. A rail-fastening comprising a chair pro vidcd with a clip to engageone of the base flanges of a rail, said clip being formed with a recess.a bowed spring-key seated in said recess, said key being formed withprojecting end teeth to engage the rail-flange and being confined fromlongitudinal movement in the recess, and means engaging the oppositeside of the rail-flange and cooperating with said clip to secure therail in position and force the same into engagement with the key.

5. Arail-fastening comprising a chair having a clip to enga cone of theflanges of a rail-base, said clip eing formed with a longitudinal recesshaving end stop-shoulders, a bowed spring-key seated within said recesswith its convex side inwardly disposed, said key being of greater lengththan the recess and l'iaving terminal teeth projecting therefrom andadapted to engage said shoulders under the pressure of the rail, andmains for engaging the other side of the rail-base to clamp the railbetween the clips and hold the rail in engagement with the key.

6. A. raiI faStening comprising a chair having integral clips arrangedrespectivelyto enage and projcctin over the flanges of the base of arail, the p ate being provided below said clips .with seat portionsarran ed one be low the other, the seat portion be ow the engagin clipforming a' support for the adjacent ange of the rail-base, aclamping-block fittingwithin the overhanging clipand arranged to bearagainst the opposite side of therail, said bloc having a projectionresting upon the other sea-t and extending be- In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature mouth the other flange 0f the rail, the eppusinpresence of two witnesses.

ing feces of the block and overhan in clip V 1 r being concuved tu forma tapering eifeular ELLSWOWIH hNHIHl' recess, a correspundingly-shapedkey fitting Witnesses: 1n siud recess, and means engaglng stud key HENRIW. RAwsuN, to clamp the block 1n epphed posmon. C. C. HINES.

